diff --git a/pdf-umbenenner-bootstrap/src/main/java/de/gecheckt/pdf/umbenenner/bootstrap/BootstrapRunner.java b/pdf-umbenenner-bootstrap/src/main/java/de/gecheckt/pdf/umbenenner/bootstrap/BootstrapRunner.java
index d885fc5..4b0effe 100644
--- a/pdf-umbenenner-bootstrap/src/main/java/de/gecheckt/pdf/umbenenner/bootstrap/BootstrapRunner.java
+++ b/pdf-umbenenner-bootstrap/src/main/java/de/gecheckt/pdf/umbenenner/bootstrap/BootstrapRunner.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.adapter.out.pdfextraction.PdfTextExtractionPor
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.adapter.out.sourcedocument.SourceDocumentCandidatesPortAdapter;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.adapter.out.sqlite.SqliteDocumentRecordRepositoryAdapter;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.adapter.out.sqlite.SqliteProcessingAttemptRepositoryAdapter;
-import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.adapter.out.sqlite.SqliteSchemaInitializationAdapter;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.adapter.out.sqlite.SqliteUnitOfWorkAdapter;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.config.InvalidStartConfigurationException;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.config.StartConfiguration;
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.port.out.ConfigurationPort;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.port.out.DocumentPersistenceException;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.port.out.DocumentRecordRepository;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.port.out.FingerprintPort;
-import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.port.out.PersistenceSchemaInitializationPort;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.port.out.ProcessingAttemptRepository;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.port.out.RunLockPort;
 import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.application.port.out.UnitOfWorkPort;
@@ -58,16 +56,17 @@ import de.gecheckt.pdf.umbenenner.domain.model.RunId;
  *       during the run.</li>
  * </ul>
  *
- * <h2>M4 wiring</h2>
+ * <h2>M4 wiring (AP-006)</h2>
  * <p>
  * The production constructor wires the following M4 adapters via the UseCaseFactory:
  * <ul>
  *   <li>{@link Sha256FingerprintAdapter} — SHA-256 content fingerprinting.</li>
- *   <li>{@link SqliteSchemaInitializationAdapter} — schema initialisation (AP-007).</li>
  *   <li>{@link SqliteDocumentRecordRepositoryAdapter} — document master record CRUD.</li>
  *   <li>{@link SqliteProcessingAttemptRepositoryAdapter} — attempt history CRUD.</li>
  *   <li>{@link SqliteUnitOfWorkAdapter} — atomic persistence operations.</li>
  * </ul>
+ * <p>
+ * Schema initialisation is AP-007 responsibility, not performed in AP-006.
  *
  * @since M2 (extended in M4-AP-006)
  */
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ public class BootstrapRunner {
     /**
      * Creates the BootstrapRunner with default factories for production use.
      * <p>
-     * Wires the full M4 processing pipeline:
+     * Wires the M4 processing pipeline:
      * <ul>
      *   <li>{@link PropertiesConfigurationPortAdapter} for configuration loading.</li>
      *   <li>{@link FilesystemRunLockPortAdapter} for exclusive run locking.</li>
@@ -140,8 +139,7 @@ public class BootstrapRunner {
      *   <li>{@link SqliteUnitOfWorkAdapter} for atomic persistence operations.</li>
      * </ul>
      * <p>
-     * Schema initialisation is performed by the UseCaseFactory when the use case is created,
-     * using {@link SqliteSchemaInitializationAdapter}. (AP-007 responsibility)
+     * Schema initialisation is AP-007 responsibility and is NOT performed here.
      */
     public BootstrapRunner() {
         this.configPortFactory = PropertiesConfigurationPortAdapter::new;
@@ -149,11 +147,6 @@ public class BootstrapRunner {
         this.validatorFactory = StartConfigurationValidator::new;
         this.useCaseFactory = (config, lock) -> {
             String jdbcUrl = buildJdbcUrl(config);
-            // AP-007: Initialize schema when the use case is created
-            if (config.sqliteFile() != null) {
-                PersistenceSchemaInitializationPort schemaPort = new SqliteSchemaInitializationAdapter(jdbcUrl);
-                schemaPort.initializeSchema();
-            }
             FingerprintPort fingerprintPort = new Sha256FingerprintAdapter();
             DocumentRecordRepository documentRecordRepository =
                     new SqliteDocumentRecordRepositoryAdapter(jdbcUrl);
@@ -201,8 +194,7 @@ public class BootstrapRunner {
      * M4 additions:
      * <ul>
      *   <li>Derives the SQLite JDBC URL from the configured {@code sqlite.file} path.</li>
-     *   <li>Creates the M4-aware use case via the {@link UseCaseFactory}, which handles
-     *       SQLite schema initialisation and wiring of persistence ports.</li>
+     *   <li>Creates the M4-aware use case via the {@link UseCaseFactory}, which wires persistence ports.</li>
      * </ul>
      *
      * @return exit code: 0 for success, 1 for invalid configuration or unexpected bootstrap failure
@@ -237,7 +229,7 @@ public class BootstrapRunner {
             // Step 6: Create the use case with the validated config and run lock.
             // Config is passed directly; the use case does not re-read the properties file.
             // Adapters (source document port, PDF extraction port, M4 ports) are wired by the factory.
-            // Schema initialization happens within the UseCaseFactory. (AP-007 responsibility)
+            // Schema initialization is AP-007 responsibility, not performed in AP-006.
             BatchRunProcessingUseCase useCase = useCaseFactory.create(config, runLockPort);
 
             // Step 7: Create the CLI command adapter with the use case
@@ -269,9 +261,8 @@ public class BootstrapRunner {
             LOG.error("Configuration loading failed: {}", e.getMessage());
             return 1;
         } catch (DocumentPersistenceException e) {
-            // Persistence operation during startup failed – hard start error
-            // (e.g., schema initialisation in UseCaseFactory)
-            LOG.error("Persistence operation during startup failed: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
+            // Persistence operation failed – hard error
+            LOG.error("Persistence operation failed: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
             return 1;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.error("Bootstrap failure during startup.", e);